come around

Definition of come aroundnext
as in to come to
to gain consciousness again she came around surprisingly quickly after falling off the horse

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Recent Examples of come around Pattinson himself hoped Hansen would come around on the portrayal. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026 When the cherry red color trend came around a few years ago, my closet was made up of blacks, whites, and grays. — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026 With Saquon also banged up, the rushing production could come around this week, giving Hurts a path back to being a top-five fantasy QB. — Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026 One particularly big shift came around 2000, when about 280 colleges and universities allowed applicants to apply without submitting scores for the SAT or the ACT, another common standardized test. — Beth Kania-Gosche, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for come around

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“Come around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20around. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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